Jackets assign New Albany's Sherwood to Cleveland

The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned New Albany-native Kole Sherwood to the Cleveland Monsters.

Sherwood, 20, is expected to join the Monsters for tonight's game at Iowa.

He has spent the past two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League. This season, he had 85 points and a +13 rating in 60 games with the Flint Firebirds.

The Blue Jackets signed Sherwood as a free agent to a three-year entry level contract on July 7, 2015. He played for the AAA Blue Jackets for most of four seasons before spending a year in London of the OHL and this season in Flint.